Avis AVOCET TANZANIA SAFARIS

We just came back from a 2 day safari to the Tarangire Nationalpark and Ngorongoro Crater. Despite the short amount of time this was a mindblowing experience also thanks to our amazing guide Bakari who had a lot of knowledge, great driving skills and calmly answered all our questions no matter how idiotic they were. Highly recommend!!!

Highly reccomnded
The most professional safari company in Tanzania! Great organisation and hospitality and very reasonably priced.
Jeff, Mike and Waldon are super helpful they made sure our safari is remarkable

I just finished a three day safari with Avocet and it was amazing. Our driver/guide, Niko was very good and above all an excellent driver always willing to help us. Our chef, Erika, made us very good dishes and was super nice during the trip. I recommend !

We got sold 4 days safari with 4 days FULL day game drive

Day 1 „full day game drive“ entering the Tarangire Park: 12:45 p.m, driving out at 5 p.m
At the entrance gate to the national park were the guides rather chatting with each other then buying the entrance tickets and go finally on a safari
We were told we would sleep the first night in a comfortable king-size bed. We ended up sleeping in a single bed which was 1,80 m long (I´m 1,92m). The mattress was so thin that one could feel the wood under the mattress

Day 2 „full day game drive“
Entering Ngorongoro: 12:30 a.m, driving out at 5:15 p.m
Breakfast started at 9 a.m. After breakfast, we had to wait because the cars weren´t packed correctly and the guides had to change. Before entering the Ngorongoro the guides did again a lot of small talk and wasted time. Then our car with all the guests inside had to push another car from the company because it had broken down
From 5:15 p.m until 8 p.m we drove at high speed through the Serengeti to our camping space. Couldn´t see any animals at this high speed and arrived at the camping ground when it was dark.

Day 3 „full day game drive“ 8 a.m – 4:15 p.m (this was the only day that came close to an actual full day game drive)
We started driving in the Serengeti at 8 a.m, we were by far not the first car who left the camp. After 4:15 p.m we were driving again at high speed to the camp in Ngorongoro Crater for the night.

Day 4 „full day game drive“ 7:15 a.m – 1:40 p.m
Unfortunately, we have been always one of the last cars that start driving in the mornings.
Because the same car we had to push on day 2 broke down again, we had to take all the people from this car in our car. This means that all the seats 2 people had to sit. Safety!?
Apart from that, because this costs us a lot of time, the driver had to drive really really fast to make it to later appointments. Some people feared for their lives

In total very unprofessional company and a disappointing experience. Especially because this tip cost us 650 USD per person.
Please stay away from this company.

Je suis très étonnée de lire des commentaires positifs car personnellement mon expérience avec Avocet a été horrible ! Le chauffeur (Amos) était très antipathique et n'a donné aucune information sur les animaux et le programme. Amos se garait toujours très mal par rapport aux autres véhicules donc nous avons toujours eu les pires angles pour observer les animaux. Amos et l'autre chauffeur d'Avocet (Nico) faisaient en sorte de passer le moins de temps possible dans les parcs et nous ont menti un très grand nombre de fois. Au total pour un safari de 5 jours : jour 1 = 2h de safari à Tarangire, jour 2 = moins de 2h de safari à Serengeti, jour 3 = Amos a accéléré pour quitter le parc Serengeti au plus vite sans donner la moindre explication donc nous n'avons eu qu'une demie-journée dans un bout du parc, jour 4 = matinée à Ngorongoro (après avoir du lourdement négocier pour commencer le safari à 6h et non à 9h comme le voulaient Amos et Nico qui insistaient pour raccourcir notre temps de safari), midi et après-midi entièrement dans des camps à attendre que le temps passe au lieu de rester dans le parc de Ngorongoro, jour 5 = demie-journée à Manyara pour laquelle j'ai pu changer de chauffeur (j'ai eu Alan qui était très bien, mais ça ne rattrape pas l'enfer vécu pendant la globalité de ce séjour - des années d'économies pour vivre un rêve qui se transforme en cauchemar !). Cuisinière Erika atroce : nourriture mauvaise et elle a fait tout un cinéma parce qu'elle trouvait qu'on ne lui avait pas donné assez de pourboires (elle réclamait plus de 100$ par jour !). Les portes des tentes étaient cassées et la pluie rentrait à l'intérieur. Un point positif ? Aucun ! Fuyez, ne perdez pas votre temps avec cette horrible agence !

I booked a safari via Tanzania Adventure Group.
Our car guide/driver and chef cook were from avocet.
A special asante sanaa for Cosmos. What a guy! Pilot of medical planes, fluent in spanish, english swahili well respected along all other guides/drivers in the national parcs and a very kind human being he is THE one for your safari. It seemed that we had always the perfect timing or just „Cosmos Luck“
An absolutly terrific experience!

I just came back from a wonderful 3-day camping safari to Serengeti and Ngorongo with Avocet. This tour was full of highlights and memories I will never forget. Everything was very well organized and I would like to express my special thanks to our driver and guide Mike. He knows the parks very well and was very ambitious to find the best spots often off the beaten tracks. So we could see the big 5, lions hunting, lots of animal babies and lots of other lifetime experiences ????????????????????????????????. Furthermore Mike is a very responsible driving and very caring person what made me feel save throughout the whole safari.
Therefore I give well deserved 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from my heart.

We booked á 4 days safari by an agency and ended up with Avocet travel.

Our Driver and guide (Mike/Mikey/Michael) was very experienced not only as a driver but also as a guide in the wilderness of Tanzania. The roads were sometimes not good and the different weather circumstances didn’t make it better, but Mike managed. Mikes passion is nature and wildlife and during the safari we stepped into his world were he is so passionate about. The trip was very smooth, we’ve had a lot of fun with our group, we learned a lot and have seen many animals.

Our Chef Joe was also doing some magic in the kitchen everyday which was really good. Lots of variety in the meals and of course always fresh.

Also noteworthy to mention is how Mike and Franky (another driver from the same company) worked together, you really saw they had fun with each other and enjoying their work, that was also reflecting on our group.

Would recommend and ask for Mike!

The guide was actually just a driver. Very little information shared and the communication about the planning was really bad. The driver (Nicolas) was not friendly at all and was constantly arguing with the other people. It gave a stressful journey with him. He was also racing while driving.
The food was moderate while the other safaris had nice lunch boxes, our food was in pans that we had to serve ourselves.
All together definitely not a recommended company to enjoy a nice, informative and relaxing safari.
I’m ready amazed by the positive reviews since I hardly could give one star!

We had a wonderful 4 day safari with such a great guide Laurian! We truly had the best experience and would recommend this company. We saw so many animals, had great food and learnt so much about the animals. It was amazing!!

Amazing ???? safari ????

Wir hatten einen super schönen Urlaub!

Für Anfang Oktober hatten wir für 5 Tage eine Safari gebucht -Tarangire, Serengeti und Ngorongoro.
Alles hat reibungslos geklappt. Wir wurden pünktlich abgeholt und es war alles für den Ausflug organisiert (Danke Jeff!).

Sowohl unser Fahrer (Bakary) also auch unser deutschsprachiger Guide (Nelsen) waren einfach spitze! Sie haben sich so viel Mühe geben, dass wir viele Tiere gesehen haben und uns viele Informationen dazu gegeben.
Danke euch beiden für die tolle Safari!!!

Das Zelten war ein einmaliges Erlebnis und einfach unbeschreiblich.

Auch ein großes Lob an unseren Koch (Barti)!

Hace una semana que realicé el safari de seis días con Avocet Tanzania Safaris con guia en español (Issa un excelente guia y muy resolutivo para solucionar problemas que surgieron que contare mas adelante)y tengo que decir la compañía relación calidad precio es muy buena, y el guía en español Issa es espectacular .además de ser un profesional conductor y guia detectando los animales y poniendo en una posición ideal para verlos tuvo que lidiar con los problemas que le dio el coche intentando solucionar
Hasta que se rompió y hubo que cambiarlo pro otro coche, la empresa también me respondió muy bien al cambiarnos de coche para continuar el safari .

Highly recommend ????

Safari experience was amazing. We share the trip with 4 awasome people. The driver and guide, Metele, was really friendly and he taught a lot about animals ( Serengeti and Ngorongoro). This experience could not be possible without Erica, our cook, who prepared every day tasty loca dishes. Without any doubt the best guide and cook ever.

I have just finished a 4 day 3 night safari tour with Avocet Tanzania in late August, and was totally happy with the trip. Our guide/driver Nicolaus was really friendly and he knows a lot about the safari. We could be able to see the big 5 + so many other kinds of animals, as well as a migration which was really impressive. We stayed one night in the camp near Lake Manyara and two nights at the campsite in Serengeti. Accommodation and food was well prepared so all we needed to do was just to enjoy the trip! Thanks for giving me a great chance to experience the safari life in all three big national parks in Tanzania. I definitely recommend Avocet Tanzania to those who are still searching for a tour provider.

Waldon was our guide for 4 days in Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. He was excellent at spotting wildlife and gave us as much time as we needed to enjoy each moment. He also has some magical ability to get the perfect angle to see wildlife.
He was a good driver. I would often watch him to admire how he made the trip as smooth as possible in very bumpy conditions.
Yusuf our cooked great food and Jeff was very welcoming on arrival.
It think it is important to know what you are getting on a tour like this. It is camping and by the end of the tour you will have driven nearly 1000 kilometers much of which is on dusty dirt roads which are bumpy. The road conditions are brutal on vehicles and you should expect some interruption to your travel. To my mind these experiences add to the adventure. I recommend Waldon and his team for a reasonably priced experience of some of the greatest places in the world.

We booked a 4-day Safari including Tangaire, Ngorogoro and Serengeti National Park. Our driver Mike went above and beyond to make the experience special for us. He puts a lot of effort into making friends among fellow drivers which means he always knows what’s going on in the parks. While game driving he spotted hidden animals everywhere which gave our group an unfair advantage against others ;)
He is also a really likable guy who also happens to be funny. If you go on a safari, ask for Mike!

We had incredible 5 days with Avocet Safari - our Guide (Magical Mike) was amazing. He showed us all of the Big five and gave us an awesome experience of his country. We recommend the trip at any time. The camps and tents are very clean and it was well organized.
We are very thankful for this expierience. We‘ll come back!

Greetings to Mike!❤️

We had amazing 4 days with Walden through Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro! We were super lucky to see the Big 5 and get the animals close to us!
Walden answered all our questions about the animals and passed on his knowledge!
Camping in the wild for two nights in tents was definitely a special and cool experience!
All in all we had a wonderful and fun time and the service and communication was really good!
Asante sana to all of team for the safari! :)

magnificent journey and return to childhood with the lion king. Bakary was an outstanding guide and thanks to him we were able to see all the animals of the savannah! well done and thank you for making a childhood dream come true

We would recommend Avocet to anyone. Even as couple as we did or a single travel.

We booked a 3-day budget safari with Jackson from White House Hostel (cool hostel to Stay before and after safari in Arusha). This process was really Simple and easy.

In The safari our Guide was Bakari. Really Nice driver and a real expert in Serengeti and Ngorongoro animals and roads.

Even though it was a 3-day safari we were able to see The big 5 and many other animals. We also were lucky to see other cool stuff as two Lioness eating a zebra or a leopard actually moving.

The food was also great thanks to our chef Josef.

Thanks to all The crew.

Thanks a lot for this amazing experience! We had the best time with this 3 day tour. We went 2 days to Serengeti, and 1 day to Ngorongoro crater. In between wr camped which was an awesome experience. The tour guide Bakari was the best, he did more then his best to find all the animals and had some amazing driving skills. Also the food, made by the cook Lucky, was super nice!

Thanks for these fantastic days!!

First of all, a big thank you to Bakari!! We did a 4-day, 3-night Safari with Avocet and Bakari as our guide. And we couldn’t have wish for a better experience. Saw everything there was to see in the Tarangire, Ngororongo crater and Serengeti.

Bakari! Thank you so much, for all the cool stuff you showed us and thank you for your patience with us. Because we needed another picture of the leopard in the tree or the baby hippo in the pool.

Can recommend Avocet to anyone!!

Bonjour, nous venons de terminer un safari de 4 jours avec la compagnie Avocet, tout était parfait du début à la fin!!!
Contact sur WhatsApp, Moïse a répondu à toutes mes questions, très réactif.
Notre guide était Jonas et notre cuisinier Kevin. Jonas nous a fait découvrir plein d'animaux. On a même assister à une chasse d'un léopard.. Nos repas étaient simple mais bon. Nous dormions dans des campings. Les tentes étaient correctes ainsi que les couchages... Nous avons pu voir pleins d'animaux...
Merci pour ces beaux moments, qui resteront inoubliables pour nous !!!